BS ISO/IEC 13238-3:1998

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
    3.1 Terms from ISO/IEC 10027 IRDS Framework
    3.2 Terms from ISO/IEC 10646-1 Universal Multiple
          -Octet Coded Character Set (UCS)
    3.3 Terms from ISO/IEC 10728 IRDS Services Interface
    3.4 Additional definitions
4 ABBREVIATIONS
5 CONVENTIONS
    5.1 Definition of Data in the Transfer File
    5.2 Definition of Services
6 CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES
    6.1 Overview
    6.2 Transfer File
    6.3 Export/Import services
    6.4 Working Sets
    6.5 Import Control Tables
    6.6 Content Modules
7 SPECIFICATION OF THE TRANSFER FILE
    7.1 Character Set
    7.2 Character Coding
    7.3 Tokens
    7.4 White Space
    7.5 IRDS Transfer File Structure
    7.6 Transfer File Header
    7.7 Transfer File IRD Definition
    7.8 Transfer File IRD Content
    7.9 Transfer File Table Transfer Syntax
8 SPECIFICATION OF THE IMPORT CONTROL TABLES
    8.1 Table IRDS Dictionary Import Control
    8.2 Table IRD Object Import Control
    8.3 Table IRD Working Set Import Control
9 SPECIFICATION OF THE EXPORT/IMPORT SERVICES
    9.1 Relationship of the IRDS Services Interface
    9.2 Services Provided
    9.3 Selection of data to be exported
    9.4 Service Data Types and Data Structures
    9.5 Open IRDS Export File
    9.6 Select For Export Service
    9.7 Clear Export Selection Service
    9.8 Export Working Set
    9.9 Close IRDS Export File
    9.10 Open IRDS Import File
    9.11 Retrieve Import File Working Set Details
    9.12 Import Working Set
    9.13 Import Complete File
    9.14 Close IRDS Import File
10 CONFORMANCE
    10.1 File Format Conformance
    10.2 File Format and Services Conformance
Annexes
A. State Classes and Subclasses
B. Business Requirement
C. Example Use Of the BNF syntax for transferring columns
D. Sample Transfer File Format
E. Informative illustrations of the file structure

Defines the bulk transfer of all or part of the data contained in an Information Resource Dictionary (IRD) or in an Information Resource Dictionary Definition conforming to ISO/IEC 10728:1993 IRDS Services Interface. Covers a format for such a transfer and also services to generate the export file and services to import the file, and are additional to the existing services defined in the IRDS Services Interface. The Export and Import have a limited set of services. Implements the more sophisticated services based on the use of the Transfer File structure. Effected in one of several ways including the physical transfer of the data using a transportable storage device.

This part of ISO/IEC13238 enables the bulk transfer of all or part of the data contained in an Information Resource Dictionary (IRD) or in an Information Resource Dictionary Definition conforming to ISO/IEC10728:1993 IRDS Services Interface.

This part of ISO/IEC13238 defines a format for such a transfer and also services to generate the export file and services to import the file. These services are additional to the existing services defined in the IRDS Services Interface.

This version of this part of ISO/IEC13238 defines a limited set of Export and Import services. It is expected that implementations will also provide more sophisticated services based on the use of the Transfer File structure defined in this part of ISO/IEC13238.

The physical way in which the transfer takes place is outside the scope of this part of ISO/IEC13238. Each transfer may be effected in one of several ways including the physical transfer of the data using a transportable storage device.